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I’m Nothing
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The more I live and the more I grow in my relationship with Christ, the more I realize God’s sufficiency and my deficiency. I’m coming to the place in my life where, although I haven’t quite gotten to the point of practicing it perfectly, I’m beginning to realize that my life is not my…
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Why Leaders Should Never Be Comfortable with ‘Comfortable’
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I wrote a guest post today over at RaiseTheeUp.com. RaiseTheeUp.com is the site of author and blogger Michael Holmes. It was a privilege to contribute to his ministry. I’m not a morning person. I have to set my alarm earlier than necessary because I know I’ll hit the snooze button several times each morning.…
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I @sk: Define Vision
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Last week, I asked this question on Twitter: Define vision in 140 characters or less… I got a lot of answers, so I thought I’d share the ones that said it best… @martimusprime Vision is hopeful dreaming turned into passionatepurpose. @psalmist4ever the ability to see things in advance that have apurpose and/or meaning and…
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Measure Growth
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There are countless ideas about what true spiritual growth looks like in a Christian context.It seems like most of these ideas fall short of calculating true transformation.It’s hard to come to a defining conclusion from these measurements. Many people measure spiritual growth by…Church attendanceAmount of time spent with GodHow many prayers we prayScriptures memorizedMovement…
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Honest Faith
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As I was reading through Hebrews 11 a couple of weeks ago, I journaled these thoughts.Thought I would share em with you… Honest faith is void of restrictions.Honest faith proclaims with boldness.Honest faith trusts beyond reality.Honest faith is optimistic.Honest faith remembers the past as a way of believing for the future.Honest faith never gives…
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Arms That Hold the Universe
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I’ve had Fee’s song “Arms That Hold the Universe” on repeat for a week now. It’s one of those songs that has the ability to speak to you during your best or worst days…When things aren’t going our way.When we’ve messed it up.When we’re left asking “why?”.When we are celebrating God’s work in our…